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Marika Senkane, Senator of the Supreme Court of Latvia, a member of the Central Election Commission of Latvia, participated in the extraordinary parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan on Sunday, February 9.

On Tuesday, January 28, a general meeting of senators of the Department of Civil Cases of the Senate provided an explanation regarding the state fee payable for submitting a claim to terminate joint ownership. The general meeting was convened by Chief Justice Ivars Bickovics on the basis of Section 491 (1) of the Law “On Judicial Power” and taking into account the suggestion of the Chair of the Collegium of Civil Cases of Zemgale Regional Court.

On January 31, Ivars Bickovics, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Latvia, attends the official opening ceremony of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights. International seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights is also taking place during this event.

Overall, the Senate’s performance indicators 2019 show dynamic activity and confirm that changes in the work organization of departments, notably through successful application of judges' experience and full replacement of judges who have been absent for a long time, have produced positive results.

In the first ten months of this year, the Department of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court (Senate) annulled or amended rulings of first instance courts and courts of appeal in more than half of cases examined. Furthermore, in two out of five annulled or modified rulings (38%) the errors in application of a punishment have been found as shows the statistics of the Supreme Court.

Senators Anita Polakova and Aivars Uminskis of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court participated in the international conference "The Critical Role of the Judiciary in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings" organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent on November 13-14.

On November 15, at a ceremony at the Supreme Court Valerijs Maksimovs, Senator of the Department of Civil Cases, received the Badge of Honour of the Third Degree of the Judiciary for exemplary, honest, and creative work in the area of justice.

Participants of the Young Lawyers University of the University of Latvia acquired knowledge not only theoretically but also practically, namely, by solving cases during classes, as well as going on field trips and meeting with practitioners in the field. At the conclusion of the second lesson on 9 November, the students visited the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.

From 11 to 13 November within the framework of the project “The role of judge assistants in effective work organization of the Supreme Court” a visit to the Supreme Court of Finland for experience exchange was paid by Santa Ozola and Mikelis Zumbergs, judge assistants of the Department of Administrative Cases, as well as Agnese Adgere, judge assistant of the Department of Criminal Cases, and Reinis Odins, legal research counsel of the Department of Civil Cases.